"The metro services will run as usual for rest of the day on Diwali from 6 am onward on all lines and from 4.45 am on the Airport Express Line," it said.

On the occasion of Bhai Duj October 25, the Delhi Metro will keep two extra standby trains on each line to handle the passengers rush, if required.

It will also deploy more customer facilitation agents to help and guide commuters at busy metro stations and will also operate additional ticket counters to handle increased load on the ticketing system, if required, it said.

"The metro services October 25 will be available from 6 am to 11 pm on all the lines, and from 4.45 am to 11.30 pm on the Airport Express Line," the statement said.